Sierra Leone

  • On Thursday (22 March), Council members will consider the Secretary-General’s midterm report (S/2012/160) on the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL), which was submitted to the Council on 14 March. Michael von der Schulenburg (Germany), who was withdrawn...

  • March 2012

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    In March the Council is expected to consider the Secretary-General's mid-term report on the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL), due mid-March. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe will brief the Council.

  • March 2011

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    The head of the UNIPSIL, Michael von der Schulenburg, is expected to brief the Council in March on UNIPSIL’s work over the past six months. The report of the Secretary-General will be published in mid-March. The briefing is likely to be followed by closed consultations.

  • September 2010

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    In September the Council will be briefed on developments in Sierra Leone by Michael von der Schulenburg, the head of UNIPSIL. The Secretary-General’s next progress report is due in mid-September. The mandate of UNIPSIL, which expires on 30 September, is expected to be renewed for another year.

  • March 2010

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    In March the Council is expected to hold a debate on the Secretary-General’s next report on the work of UNIPSIL. The Council will be briefed by its Head, Michael von der Schulenburg. The mandate of UNIPSIL expires on 30 September.

  • September 2011

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    In September the Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL), which expires on 15 September.

  • September 2009

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    In September the Council is expected to consider the Secretary-General’s next report on the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL). The mandate of UNIPSIL, which expires on 30 September, is expected to be renewed for another one year.

  • June 2009

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council is expected to consider the report of the new UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) in June. UNIPSIL’s mandate expires on 30 September. No Council action is required at this time but a statement may be a possibility.

  • February 2009

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council is expected to consider the first report of the new UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) in early February. (Its mandate expires on 30 September.) Council members will be looking closely to see whether the UNIPSIL model is adding value.

  • July 2008

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    A Council resolution authorising the establishment of a follow on UN presence in Sierra Leone is expected. The new mission will be a peacebuilding office (of approximately sixty to seventy personnel) and will replace the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL), when its mandate expires on 30 September.

  • May 2008

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council is expected to consider the Secretary-General’s report on the now very small UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL). The report is due by 30 April, and UNIOSIL’s mandate expires on 31 September. (The post of the Executive Representative of the Secretary-General has been vacant since January.) A statement by the Council is a possible outcome.

  • April 2008

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    In late April, the Council is expected to receive the Secretary-General’s report containing additional ideas on the drawdown of the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) as well as the mandate, structure and strength of an envisaged follow-on integrated political office.

  • February 2008

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council is likely to consider a report from the Secretary-General on a completion strategy for the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL). Under resolution 1793 this was due by 31 January.

  • December 2007

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    The mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) expires on 31 December. Informal consultations are likely to consider the long overdue Secretary-General’s report requested by resolution 1734 to be submitted “closer to the election date” (possibly to now be furnished by mid-December) based on a comprehensive assessment, to help the Council in defining UNIOSIL’s exit strategy.

  • November 2007

    Sierra Leone

    Monthly Forecast

    A long overdue report from the Secretary-General on the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL), including proposals for defining UNIOSIL's future role, could lead experts to begin work on a draft resolution. The UNIOSIL mandate expires on 31 December.